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Grease Kettles

Grease kettles are pressurized tanks that are used to manufacture grease, a type of lubricant. They steam heat, mix and then cool the ingredients used to make lubricating grease, a substance widely used in industrial manufacturing processes. Grease refers to a semi-solid lubricant (not the fat from animals in food) that has a higher viscosity than oil. It is usually made from calcium, sodium or lithium soap and mixed with mineral or vegetable oil.

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Patterson Industries (Canada) Limited
Scarborough, ON
800-270-3737
Patterson Industries (Canada) has over one hundred years of experience that is employed in building the system to suit not only your needs, but your budget as well. They supply strong industry leadership in performance that extends to after-sale service and provides smooth, hassle-free installation, start-up and commissioning you can depend on for your next grease kettles.
 
Midwest Imperial Steel Fabricators, LLC
Oak Lawn, IL
800-282-1574
At Midwest Imperial Steel Fabricators, they are happy to provide customers with comprehensive engineering services to help make the whole process go as smoothly and efficient as possible. Their design and manufacturing approach means the engineers can select from a number of component and design alternatives to find the right grease kettles for your next job.
 
Fluitron, Inc.
Ivyland, PA
215-355-9970
At Fluitron, their experienced and dedicated staff is always available to discuss client applications and to assist customers on all of their product needs. Most of the key workers have been with the company for more than ten years, and all have a wide variety of knowledge and skills. For a company you can rely on and truly trust, turn to Fluitron for all your grease kettles and other needs.
 
Pope Scientific, Inc.
Saukville, WI
262-268-9300
Pope Scientific works hard to find real solutions for customers that make sense for both the application and the budget. They are able to work with simple and complicated separation/purification/mixing application requests to make any issue you are having easily solved. For your next grease kettles order, be sure to call Pope Scientific so they can create the right product for you.
 
Vertex FD LLC
Middleboro, MA
508-947-3513
The staff at Vertex FD is committed to operating an efficient, productive growing business that utilizes experience, education, training and technology. In doing this they are able to design, manufacture and deliver, on-time, the highest quality products possible. Whether you are in need of grease kettles or something much more difficult, they will find the perfect solution for you.
 
AA Tanks
Center Line, MI
586-427-7700
Since they first opened their doors, AA Tanks has been supplying customers with quality products such as grease kettles. For exceptional customer service, at cost-effective prices, they have the solution. With an extensive line of products, their well-trained staff can locate the product you need, and if they don't have it, they will create a custom product that can fit your requirements.
 
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Grease Kettles

Lubricating greases are used as sealants, to keep dust and air away and increase friction in machinery where two moving components come in contact with each other, such as bearings or gears. They are also used as lubricants where oil does not or cannot perform well, like operations which must be sterile for the medical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries. Industrial greases are very fire resistant, and can be made from either synthetic or natural ingredients. The automotive manufacturing, aircraft, railroad and industrial manufacturing industries all use grease made inside grease kettles. Grease kettles come in many different sizes, and can hold anywhere from 50 to 400,000 pounds of grease at a time. Most smaller kettles are made for short cycles and are used in testing laboratories.

Grease kettles are either pressurized or non-pressurized. Autoclave-style kettles, which use pressure, are able to accomplish every step in the grease manufacturing process within the kettle. Saponification, finishing and cooling are all done in a continuous process inside one grease kettle. Atmospheric grease kettles are not pressurized, and therefore cannot manufacture grease in one process. Instead, the soap is transferred to the kettle, where it then goes through grease finishing and cooling. They are usually made of carbon steel, are cylindrical in shape and have flat bottoms and tops. Stainless steel is sometimes used for a lower cost. Grease kettles are heated by steam, electricity or thermal fluid, and usually cooled by cold water. To ensure safe processing, grease kettles are double walled and have sturdy leg supports to prevent tipping on uneven flooring. Since many grease kettles are positioned atop mezzanines that have grid-like flooring, some grease kettles are equipped with shell-mounted brackets that attach to the metal bars. The substances that make grease are a dispersion of a thickening agent in a liquid lubricant (the mineral or vegetable oil). Since these two substances don't easily mix, high powered agitators in combination with a set of alternating propellers ensure that the mixture becomes completely homogenous.